The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating

Cake decorating has never been more fun--or easier! The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating has all the instruction you need to create beautiful cakes for any occasion.

This clearly organized resource for all levels is like having a cake decorating workshop in a book. Discover useful tips for embellishing with buttercream, royal icing, fondant, gum paste, and more. The easy-to-follow instructions and 1,000-plus photos include techniques for piping, string work, creating and shaping a variety of flowers, molding chocolate, and adding patterns with stencils.

Learn every facet of baking and embellishing with clear photos on almost every page. Let cake pro Autumn Carpenter show you how to create striking florals, borders, and accents with silicone molds, hand modeling, pastry tips, cookie cutters, and more. Take your skills up a notch and wrap a cake in chocolate, make decorations with isomalt, and use gum paste for quilling. Try new techniques with confidence, and get inspired by a gallery of colorful ideas for holiday cakes, birthday cakes, children's cakes, wedding cakes, and special occasion cakes.

This detailed book includes:

• Cake preparation and baking basics
• Recipes for fillings and icings
• Ideas and instruction for decorating cupcakes
• Piping techniques for making lifelike and fantasy flowers, eye-catching borders, distinctive lettering, and more
• Instructions for creating appealing accents like beading, ropes, and lace using fondant and gum paste
• Key decorating tools and how to use them
• Techniques for incorporating airbrushing, edible frosting, and chocolate molding for one-of-a-kind designs

With this comprehensive guide you can get started today making your own unique cakes!

The Complete Photo Guide series includes all the instruction you need to pursue your creative passion. With hundreds of clear photos, detailed step-by-step directions, handy tips, and inspirational ideas, it's easy and fun to try new projects and techniques and take your skills to the next level.

Author: Autumn Carpenter
Publisher: Quarry Books
Published: 02/01/2012
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781589236691


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 126
Library Journal 05/01/2012 pg. 42

About the Author

Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Autumn Carpenter is a nationally known confectionery artist, author, and demonstrator. She has published several books, including The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating, The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating, and Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids. She demonstrates annually at the I.C.E.S. (International Cake Exploration Societe) and travels across the United States, sharing the craft of cake decorating and other confectionery arts. Autumn is co-owner of Country Kitchen SweetArt, a retail cake and candy supply store that has been in her family for over 45 years. The business caters to walk-in store sales, catalog sales, and an online store, shopcountrykitchen.com. Autumn has developed her own line of useful tools and equipment for cake decorating and cookie decorating, and sells them online and in many cake and candy supply stores throughout the United States and in several other countries. Her cakes and products have been featured in numerous publications and magazines, including American Cake Decorating and Cake Central.